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JeroboamיָרָבְעָםbuiltוַיִּבֶןShechemשְׁכֶםin the hill countryבְּהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםand livedוַיֵּשֶׁבin it;בָּהּand he went outוַיֵּצֵאfrom thereמִשָּׁםand builtוַיִּבֶןPenuel.פְּנוּאֵל
1 Kings 12:25
Study it in the app“Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there and built Penuel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 12:25, word by word
- Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appears- builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- Shechemשְׁכֶםshechem
Shechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appears- in the hill countryהַרhar
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- and livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- and he went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- Penuelפְּנוּאֵלpenuel
Penuel, Peniel
Penuel (or Peniel): "face of God". A place by the Jabbok river, later a town; also the name of two Israelites.
Where else “penuel” appears
Translation note
Shechem and Penuel already existed (Genesis 12:6; 32:31; Judges 8:17; 9:45). The Hebrew verb “build” is also used for rebuilding a city or fortifying it.
Places in this verse
Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
The context
24‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the word of YHWH, and turned back to go home, according to the word of YHWH.
25 · This verse (above)
26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.